¹⁶ He sends the snow like white wool;
    he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.

²⁹ Who is the mother of the ice?
    Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?

⁶ “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
    and tells the rain to pour down.

⁸ fire and hail, snow and clouds,^[a]
    wind and weather that obey him,

¹⁰ “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
    and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
    producing seed for the farmer
    and bread for the hungry.

⁹ The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
    and the driving winds bring the cold.
¹⁰ God’s breath sends the ice,
    freezing wide expanses of water.